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In 1944, Werner Reich and Walter Spier were held captive in Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest German Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Millions of men, women, and children died in Auschwitz, the only camp to tattoo Jewish prisoners immediately. Interestingly, Werner and Walter arrived on the same day.

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Their tattoos were 10 numbers apart—A1828 and A1838—but never met until this reunion, 70 years later. Werner and Walter met with the third man, another Holocaust and Auschwitz survivor, for the Last Witness project, which is devoted to preserving and sharing the experiences of Holocaust survivors.

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